Choi Jae-sung: "Ahn, Did You Want to Cut Off Your Finger After One Year?"... Criticism of Opposition Unification

Unification of the Opposition: "It Means Forming a Coalition Government"

Choi Jae-sung, former Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, criticized the opposition's unification.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Former Blue House Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Choi Jae-sung criticized the announcement of the unification between Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the candidate of the People Party, saying, "Ignorant Yoon Seok-yeol and inadequate Ahn Cheol-soo are trying to form a collusive government," and added, "Candidate Ahn wanted to cut off his own finger after one year."

Earlier, on the 22nd of last month, when the unification had practically fallen through, Candidate Ahn, who visited Ulsan, said, "What will happen to the Republic of Korea if that person (Candidate Yoon) is elected? After just one year, you will want to cut off the finger that voted for that person."

On the afternoon of the 3rd, former Secretary Choi posted on his Facebook, addressing Candidate Ahn, "He said the president should be able to understand bureaucrats, but now he wants to become the prime minister of an incomprehensible president," and claimed, "He said if Candidate Yoon wins, it would be a worse regime change, but now they want to create and share even worse power."

Regarding the unification, former Secretary Choi likened it to "a foreseen breakup, but even though they hate each other so much, they married for money," and said, "The people cannot be deceived. They must run harder and vomit more."

Former Blue House Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Choi Jae-sung mentioned opposition party unification in a post on his Facebook page on the afternoon of the 3rd. Photo by Former Senior Secretary Choi

Meanwhile, on the same day in the morning, Candidate Ahn held a press conference with Candidate Yoon at the National Assembly Communication Hall to announce the unification abruptly. Candidate Ahn stated, "I have decided to support Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol," and announced his withdrawal from the presidential race.

In a message sent to party members that afternoon, Candidate Ahn apologized deeply to those party comrades who opposed and were disappointed by his decision to unify, saying, "Only yearning for a better Republic of Korea and a change of era, I deeply apologize to party comrades who opposed and were disappointed by my unification decision," and explained, "Two forces that embody the people's desire for regime change have joined forces."

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